When he was young, Jeetesh wanted to be an astronaut, a chef or a conductor. Hence, becoming a management consultant turned out to be a rather radical change of direction. And then, when he started moonlighting as a stand-up comedian, his plans veered completely!
With over twelve years of experience, Jeetesh has had a long and successful career as a management consultant, specialising in business process re-engineering and implementing IT systems in large organisations. He has worked in a variety of industries including Financial Services, Mining, Defence, Petrochemical, Government, Pharmaceutical, FMCG and Advertising. His consulting has taken him to clients in London, Zurich and South Africa. With an analytical mind, a calm approach and an ability to fit, relatively comfortably, into an Economy seat, his consulting services are in high demand.
But while management consulting is absorbing, Jeetesh’s real passion is for making people laugh. He has “worked” as a stand-up comedian for over seven years, performing at comedy clubs across South Africa.
Melding his two interests has resulted in Jeetesh taking his business expertise and humour to audiences around the world. His unique style, understanding and wit bring a refreshing perspective to real business issues. Be it the vagaries of leadership, the elusive qualities of business success or simply how to enjoy coming to work every morning, Jeetesh will entertain and inform.
When he’s not re-engineering corporations, Jeetesh is available as a keynote, after dinner or conference speaker.
· Business Unusual
It's like Carte Blanche, but without Derek Watts and much funnier.
While the world flashes past us at breakneck speed, stop for a breather and let Jeetesh give you an update of what's going in the world. He'll give you a punchy and very humorous look at what is happening in business, politics and society and what the impact is on your business. Make a booking now, before someone tells you that "the only constant is change".
· Show Some Leadership... For a Change Leadership Re-engineered - now only three habits needed!
Every week there's a new, revolutionary way to become a better leader; there's a new
leadership "must read" at the bookshop and don't forget the new leaderships lessons to be
learnt from flying squirrels. Let Jeetesh cut through the hype and hysteria and distil some of
the key leadership principles he's learnt from consulting, what to do and for goodness sake, what not to do!
· In Search of Failure
How to turn your organisation into a dismal failure in a few easy steps! There's a wealth of information on how to run a successful business, which is all well and good, but Jeetesh's management consulting experience also shows some valuable lessons
on how to avoid failure.
· People are our most valuable asset... yeah right!
Real life talent management.
With quality skills being in such short supply, it is imperative for your organisation to get the
right people on board, make the best use of their scarce skills and try its best to keep them for as long as possible. It also helps to get rid of the idiots.
· I promise - it is possible to enjoy work!
Work enjoyment isn't an oxymoron.
There are, apparently, some very strange people that come to work and enjoy it. For others,
it's just a daily grind. But let Jeetesh share his ideas on why it is possible to enjoy your work
and how to make this a reality. He's worked for banks, so he should know!
· How to screw-up an IT implementation in three easy steps!
And sometimes, you don't even need three steps...
IT implementations are notorious for their high failure rates. Let Jeetesh share his
experience and lessons learnt from far too many unhealthy IT implementations, including
budget miracles, work-shy resources, dodgy vendors and implementation date delusions.
